Fine Gael presidential hopeful Sean Kelly claims rental expenses for office owned by party colleague
Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly has claimed rental expenses since at least 2017 for a constituency office owned by a party colleague.
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Gareth Sheridan’s Nutriband admitted internal financial controls 'not effective'
Gareth Sheridan's company Nutriband admitted earlier this year that its internal financial controls are "not effective" and contain "material weaknesses".
Sheridan sought well above average $2,700 a month for rental property
Gareth Sheridan is renting out a two-bedroom US investment property he advertised this year for $2,700 a month – well above its area’s average rent – despite his claims that addressing the housing crisis is a “top, top priority”.
Gareth Sheridan sued for fraud in the US
An US investment bank is suing Gareth Sheridan for fraud and breach of contract.
Director of Gareth Sheridan's company under European investigation for 'national security concerns'
A shareholder and director of presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan’s biotech company owns a weapons factory whose attempt to take over another company is being investigated by Romanian authorities over national security concerns and links to Russia.
Presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan's company cut deal with Israel Defense Forces-linked hospital
Presidential hopeful Gareth Sheridan’s company paid an Israeli hospital that trains Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers $50,000 in a medical technology deal.
Elbit Systems subsidiary ships military cargo from Slovenia to Israel despite ban
A subsidiary of Israel’s biggest arms manufacturer used a Slovenian port to transport military cargo – a week after the Slovenian government banned these shipments.
Aughinish Alumina owner accused of sex with 15-year-old girl
Three women have accused Aughinish Alumina’s Russian co-owner – Vladimir Putin’s one-time “favourite"; a man for whom three Fine Gael ministers lobbied the US – of paying them for sex when they were minors.
United Airlines illegally transported weapons system through Irish airspace – cargo mostly funded by US
A United Airlines flight illegally transported four ammunition handling systems – among military cargo overwhelmingly funded by the US government – to Israel through Irish territory this morning.
Israeli officials sought to exploit Irish reliance on US FDI to block Occupied Territories Bill
Using Ireland's reliance on foreign direct investment, Israeli government officials and a US legal organisation coordinated to pressure the Irish government to drop the Occupied Territories Bill.
Junior ministers, TD, ceann comhairle meet with Azerbaijani representative after genocide threat
A Fianna Fáil junior minister, the head of the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee and the ceann comhairle met with a special representative of the Azerbaijani president last month in Leinster House – less than two years after the diplomat threatened genocide against ethnic Armenians.
Dublin company backed by Enterprise Ireland supplying dual-use goods to Israeli arms company
An Enterprise Ireland-backed company is sending drone parts to the Israel Defense Forces' largest weapons supplier.